Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

by David Allen

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Personal Growth & Leadership

Get every open commitment out of your head and into a system you trust. David Allen's case is that carrying them in your head causes the stress and poor focus, and that deciding each one's next action frees you to concentrate on the work in front of you.

Core ideas
  • Five stages: Capture, clarify, organize, reflect and engage, as the 2015 revision names them, turn whatever lands on you into something actionable.
  • The next action: Every project needs a concrete, visible next step, like a specific phone call, and anything under two minutes you just do now.
  • Mind like water: A weekly review keeps the system trustworthy, aiming at the martial-arts image of meeting each input in proportion, then returning to calm.
Published2001
Pages267
ISBN9780142000281
ReadOct 2022

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